Slobodian Co-Directs Major Conference on Global Economic History
Professor Quinn Slobodian, named one of the World’s 25 Top Thinkers by Prospect UK, co-directed a major conference bringing together eleven emerging scholars examining economic transformation across four continents. The History and Political Economy Project’s 2024 grantee conference explored themes from banking privatization to labor politics at global ports.
Pardee School Hosts Council on Foreign Relations Focus Group on U.S. Economic Leadership
Professor William Grimes hosted a Council on Foreign Relations focus group at the Pardee School, where students engaged with policy experts to discuss America’s role in the global economy as part of CFR’s Reimagining American Economic Leadership project.
Quinn Slobodian to Speak at WTO Public Forum on Global Capitalism and Democracy
Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History, will speak at the WTO Public Forum on September 13, 2024. His session, “Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy,” explores how new economic entities like tax havens and special economic zones reflect ultracapitalists’ attempts to separate free markets from democratic oversight.